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Fladam Theatre - Hallowbean
Sat 31 October, 2.30pm
FLADAM THEATRE (Flo Poskitt and Adam Sowter) are back… with their spooktastic musical comedy HALLOWBEAN! In the town of ‘Ghooul’ (not to be confused with ‘Goole’ in Yo...Event type: Family, Theatre, Music
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500 Miles (12A)
Sun 1 November, 7.30pm
500 MILES is a poetic, life-affirming road movie and celebration of the human spirit that follows a broken family who are forced to come together when two young brothers run away from home. While the...Event type: Film, Screening
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The Arts Society Helmsley: A new royal tomb in Egypt: the life and death of Thutmose II
Mon 2 November, 7pm
1822: the decipherment of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs 1922: the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun 2022: a new pharaoh's tomb found near the Valley of the Kings. This lecture covers the lif...Event type: Talks
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Exhibition: Kate Brown - Among
Tue 3 November - Fri 26 February
Gathering together new and existing works on paper, Among reflects Kate Brown's engagement with place through lived experience, observation and making. Using ink, pigment, copper leaf and natural mate...Event type: Exhibitions
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Holy Days (12A)
Wed 4 November, 7.30pm
Three elderly nuns and a grieving young boy embark on a road trip in order to save the local convent from property developers in this comedy drama....Event type: Film
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National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
Thu 5 November, 7pm
By Clifford Odets Directed by Sam Yates Age rating (15) Josh O’Connor (The Crown; Challengers) leads the cast in this searing revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American classic. ...Event type: Screening, Theatre, Film
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The John Hackett Band with special guest Heather Findlay
Fri 6 November, 7.30pm
The John Hackett Band The John Hackett Band embodies the spirit of progressive rock. From John’s pastoral flute textures, through the funky interplay between drummer Duncan Parsons an...Event type: Music
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Christmas Pottery Power with the Wilson Sisters
Sun 8 November, 10.30AM - 1.30PM
Join us for our Christmas Pottery Workshop at Helmsley Arts Centre – create and glaze a family of Christmas trees Christmas Pottery Power at Helmsley Arts Centre! Join us f...Event type: Workshops
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Pressure (12A)
Wed 11 November, 7.30pm
In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice--launch the most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altoge...Event type: Film
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Breathe & Flow
Thu 12 November - Thu 10 December, 11am
Come and experience the power of your breath, be still and soften into the presence and wisdom of the body. These sessions will take place in the Studio Bar at HACBreathe & Flow is a 60 minute br...Event type: Workshops
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Brian Bilston - How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside
Fri 13 November, 7.30pm
With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell-out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets. He has published several bestselling collection...Event type: Talks, Spoken Word
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Lady Nade: Identity - Live
Sat 14 November, 7.30pm
“Love her voice – check her out.” — Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2 “A pure voice that gets stuck in your mind.” — Cerys Matthews, BBC Radio 6 Music Experience ...Event type: Music
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York Guildhall Orchestra (soloist - Martin Roscoe)
Sun 15 November, 3pm
Programme: Strauss - Serenade for wind in Eb op.7Beethoven - Piano Concerto no.2 in BbMendelssohn - Intermezzo and Nocturne from Midsummer Night's DreamMozart - Symphony 25 in G minorPiano: Martin...Event type: Music, Other
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& Sons (15)
Wed 18 November, 7.30pm
A world-renowned but reclusive novelist, convinced he is about to die, summons his estranged sons to his home. But instead of seeking forgiveness for his countless mistakes, he instead reveals a truly...Event type: Film
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GIANT - The Play
Thu 19 November, 7pm
GIANT, the 5-star critically acclaimed play starring John Lithgow (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Crown) as Roald Dahl, comes to the big screen. Winner of 3 Olivier Awards® including Best Play an...Event type: Theatre, Film, Screening
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Saltburn Smugglers
Fri 20 November, 7.30pm
In the heart of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, where rugged cliffs meet the North Sea’s whispers, Saltburn Smugglers are rekindling a legacy. This modern shanty group, rooted in the local community, tra...Event type: Music
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Clap Trap Theatre - The Wreckers
Sat 21 November, 7.30pm
Written by Tom Needham. Featuring Florrie Stockbridge, Natasha Jones and Cal Stockbridge Two friends rent an idyllic cottage on a peninsula that gets cut off by the tide. The friends’ hope fo...Event type: Theatre
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Christmas Luxury Wreath Workshop
Sun 22 November, 10am / 1.30pm
Create your own Luxury Christmas Wreath with The Wilson Sisters! Get into the festive spirit with our Christmas Luxury Wreath Workshop. This is your chance to craft a stunning, one of a kin...Event type: Workshops
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The Death Of Robin Hood (15)
Wed 25 November, 7.30pm
Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chan...Event type: Film
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HAC Studio Bar Open Mic - Nov
Sat 28 November, 7.30pm
A social evening in HAC’s studio bar with the opportunity to hear local musicians and artists perform. The bar will be open serving beer from Helmsley Brewery, an assortment of Gins, Wines from ...Event type: Music, Spoken Word, Other
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SoulCanvas - Self love and intuition
Sun 29 November, 10am- 12pm
A sacred creative and transformational circle where art and journaling become your medicine. Each session blends intuitive painting or mixed media with guided journaling and soulful prompts. You don&r...Event type: Workshops
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1812 Pantomime - Helmsley's Treasure Island Adventure
Sat 5 December - Sun 13 December, 7.30pm & 2.30pm
by Martin Vander Weyer All aboard! This year’s 1812 Pantomime sets sail for a fun-filled faraway tropical island! Notoriously naughty Dame Daphne, landlady of the Black Swan, teams up with Long...Event type: Theatre, Music, Family
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Merry & Bright - A Christmas Collective
Tue 15 December, 7pm
Join Helmsley Arts Centre Singers, 1812 Theatre Company, 1812 Youth Theatre, Ryedale Writers, and guests for an evening of theatre, music, poetry and prose at HAC. The bar will be serving mulled wine...Event type: Music, Theatre, Spoken Word
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It's A Wonderful Life (1946) (U)
Wed 16 December, 7.30pm
Every time a bell rings… an angel gets his wings. This Christmas, step away from the festive rush and step back in time to Bedford Falls. Rediscover the magic of It’s a Wonderful Life o...Event type: Film
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Rob Heron & Conrad Bird
Thu 17 December, 7.30pm
Rob Heron has been touring the world with his band The Tea Pad Orchestra for the past 15 years, throwing flavours of classic country, gypsy-swing, rhythm & blues, and rockabilly into his orig...Event type: Music
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Sense and Sensibility (U)
Sun 10 January, 3pm
This new adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1811 novel stays faithful to the original setting and language while offering a naturalistic, emotionally grounded interpretation. After Mr. Dashwood’s...Event type: Film
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National Theatre Live - Hay Fever
Thu 14 January, 7pm
By Noël Coward Directed by Emily Burns Emmy and Tony winner Christine Baranski makes her West End debut alongside Academy Award-nominated stage and screen legend Richard E. Grant in Noë...Event type: Screening, Film, Theatre
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HAC Studio Bar Open Mic - Jan
Sat 16 January, 7.30pm
A social evening in HAC’s studio bar with the opportunity to hear local musicians and artists perform. The bar will be open serving beer from Helmsley Brewery, an assortment of Gins, Wines from ...Event type: Music, Spoken Word, Other
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Verity (15)
Wed 20 January, 7.30pm
Hired to be a ghostwriter for renowned author Verity Crawford, Lowen Ashleigh's assignment takes a dark turn when she discovers chilling autobiographical notes. As she wrestles with disturbing and twi...Event type: Film
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DC Blues
Sat 23 January, 7.30pm
It would be easy to dismiss DC Blues as just another working band on the blues scene, but they are so much more than that. Their self-deprecating front in some ways hides the fact that they are also t...Event type: Music
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The Baker, Lebhardt, Walton Trio
Sat 30 January - Sun 31 January
Saturday 30 Jan, 2.30pm - Solo Violin Concert (Bach, Karlo Margetic, Gareth Farr) Saturday 30 Jan, 7.30pm - Piano Trio Concert (Schumann: D minor trio; Janacek: Pohadke; Mendelssohn:...Event type: Music
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Alligator Gumbo 2027
Sat 6 February, 7.30pm
Alligator Gumbo are an exciting 7-piece band playing jazz from the hey-day of the New Orleans swing/jazz era, in particular the "roaring 20s", when music was raw and largely improvised with ...Event type: Music
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Imagine That - Art Workshops
Tue 9 February - Wed 10 February
Imagine That – Character Design Studios- Perfect for young creators who love drawing, inventing worlds, and telling stories through their art. This February half term join local artist Ni...Event type: Workshops
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A Talent For Murder
Wed 10 February - Sun 14 February, 7.30pm
A mysterious young man from a New York publisher is sent to Switzerland to persuade the renowned writer Patricia Highsmith to write one final installment of the Ripley anthology. ...Event type: Film
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Mettle
Fri 12 February, 7.30pm
Written and performed by Nicholas Collett Directed by Gavin Robertson In May 1993, Nicholas Collett was in his home town of Sheffield, celebrating his parents’ golden wed...Event type: Theatre
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Little Seeds Music - Tales from the Lighthouse
Sat 13 February, 2.30pm
Prepare yourself for a musical voyage full of stories, songs and the sea… Upon a distant shore, a lonely lighthouse keeper has grown fearful of the sea and its wild and stormy na...Event type: Family, Theatre
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National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Thu 18 February, 7pm
By Jack Thorne Directed by Sam Mendes The fierce and funny five-star play returns to the big screen. Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss in an Olivier Award-winning performance as...Event type: Screening, Film, Theatre
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Alex McAleer - Mind Reader
Fri 19 February, 7.30pm
Alex McAleer Reads the Room Part mind reading. Part social experiment. All mischief. For nearly 20 years, Alex McAleer has studied people and perfected the art of knowing what’s going on insid...Event type: Theatre, Comedy, Other
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Edwina Hayes
Sat 20 February, 7.30pm
Edwina's beautifully written songs, charming stage presence and voice of an angel have won her a reputation as a true natural talent of gentle folk-Americana. She has opened numerous shows for Jools H...Event type: Music
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Down to Earth Willow Weaving Basket Making Workshop
Sun 21 February, 10am-4.30pm
Learn the traditional craft of basketmaking in this relaxed day-long workshop. You’ll spend the day learning how to make a small basket, ideal for fruit or bread. Or you may want to make a talle...Event type: Workshops
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1812 Theatre Company - Seminar by Theresa Rebeck
Thu 25 February - Sat 27 February, 7.30pm
“The only thing harder than writing fiction is hearing the truth!” Join the 1812 Theatre Company for this modern and provocative comedy, first performed on Broadway in 2011Four young prof...Event type: Theatre
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What Wood Victoria Do?
Fri 5 March, 7.30pm
How on earth have we all survived the past decade of modern living without Victoria Wood’s observational wit and wisdom?What would she make of an Air Fryer? The Repair Shop? K-Pop Demon Hunters?...Event type: Music, Comedy, Theatre
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HAC Studio Bar Open Mic - Mar
Sat 13 March, 7.30pm
A social evening in HAC’s studio bar with the opportunity to hear local musicians and artists perform. The bar will be open serving beer from Helmsley Brewery, an assortment of Gins, Wines from ...Event type: Music, Spoken Word, Other
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Tom Stade Rules
Fri 30 April, 7.30pm
BRAND NEW SHOW FOR 2026 Canadian powerhouse Tom Stade is back on the road with a brand-new show - taking aim at the absurdities of modern times with his contagious charm and incisive, gloriously unfi...Event type: Comedy
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Voices of the Future
Sun 9 May, 2.30pm
An octet of advanced students on the University of York's post-graduate masters degree course in solo-voice ensemble performance will be delighting us with vocal music from the 16th century to the pre...Event type: Music
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Down in Laurel Canyon
Fri 21 May, 7.30pm
Throughout the late 60s and early 70s, Laurel Canyon, hidden deep within California’s Hollywood hills, was a hub of musicianship and counterculture, and home to some of America’s most infl...Event type: Music
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Justin Moorhouse: Rockstar
Fri 16 July, 8pm
Justin is back with a brand new stand-up comedy show for 2027!Lately, he has quietly wondered whether the life of a comedian is rock-star enough for him. He enjoys adulation, adoring crowds, and stand...Event type: Comedy
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Hejira - Celebrating Joni Mitchell 2027
Sat 9 October, 7.30pm
‘Hejira’ is an outstanding 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Having released the albums ‘The Hissin...Event type: Music
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